An Al-Qaeda-linked group claimed a brazen attack near Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone as a study published on Sunday said at least 112,000 civilians were killed during the 10-year Iraq conflict.
Ahead of the anniversary of the US-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein, the latest reports raise fresh questions about the capabilities of the security forces to prevent attacks such as the March 14 assault on the justice ministry claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI).